SmartProtec is a loss and theft protection service that acts as a security feature of mobile devices such as pocket PC, PDA, laptop and cell phone. Mobile devices are one of the most commonly lost and stolen items today. SmartProtec protects devices and data against loss and theft with four layers of protection. The first layer is anti-theft protection that prevents theft by using the same kind method whose effectiveness is proven by the police. …
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Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
First Pocket PC with a 520Mhz processor
Here’s a preview of the ASUS MyPal A730 at InfoSync World. It’s also got a VGA resolution screen, 1.3M Camera, and is much smaller than the Toshiba e805. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 22, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingThe BenQ Pocket PC Phone seen at CeBIT 2004
As if there weren’t enough choices for Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition devices on the horizon, here’s a new one from BenQ as reported by MSMobiles.com at CeBIT 2004. It will be about the size of the Treo 600, but will include Bluetooth in addition to the QWERTY keyboard and quad-band GSM support. It will also have a smallish 2.8″ screen, and 1.3 Megapixel camera. This doesn’t have WiFi, but as long as it has …
Continue readingTheme Maker McDeb
WHAT’S HOT This new version of ThemeMaker McDeb includes support for changing the colors of the Start Menu text. This way you can create themes with darker start menu colors and lighter text that remains readable. It also has screen capture capabilities for highly simplified uploading to the Pocketnow Themes Library. SETUP Setting up ThemeMaker McDeb is just the same as installing anything else on Windows, except the dialogs are flourished with colorful …
Continue readingHow David Coursey of ZDNET would build the Perfect PDA
“I require GPS capability, and I’m a big fan of location-based services. I’d like the PDA to mimic the features of the Magellan RoadMate I’ve been playing with so that I’d get turn-by-turn voice directions. That would require some decent speakers, but they’d also be useful with the MP3 player and FM tuner capabilities.” -David Coursey It doesn’t sound like he’s mentioning anything new that people havn’t already been working on. He forgot to mention …
Continue readingROM updates available for the iPAQ H2200 and H1940 Pocket PCs
HP has posted ROM updates for the iPAQ H2200 Series and H1940 Series. See the links for a listing of fixes and enhancements. Get ’em while they’re hot! Originally published on Pocketnow on March 18, 2004. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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